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Cervical cancer elimination: opportunities and challenges
Hosted by Tamara Oudyn, ABC News anchor and cervical cancer awareness advocate.
In November 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) adopted a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a global public health problem. The adoption of the strategy was co-led by Australia, with our strong track record of global leadership in cervical cancer prevention programs, technology and research.
Integrating germline genetics into cancer care
Hear from an international expert from Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, who will explore the revolutionary application of germline testing to determine hereditary cancer.
How playing with LeGO can help understand the spread of breast cancer
Breast tumours are composed of many genetically diverse cancer cells, with some having the ability to metastasise and potentially cause breast cancer-related death. To identify and profile the relevant cancer cells responsible for secondary cancers, the revolutionary new technology LeGO (LEntivirus Gene Ontology) offers an exciting leading-edge prospect for metastatic progression and treatment response.
Key roles of Hoxa1 in HSCs and myelodysplastic syndromes
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is a malignant blood cell disease that predominantly results in bone marrow failure, where patients die from complications relating to low blood cell counts. It is a heterogeneous disease and approximately thirty percent of patients progress to acute myeloid leukaemia. Aside from stem cell transplants, which most patients are ineligible for due to their older age, there is no cure.
